Guandong Yunmengtan

When Gu Yi received the news and rushed to Noguchi's house, Meng Xiang had been waiting outside the gate for more than an hour. Seeing that his face was flushed red by Mu Yue's licking tongue, Gu Yi hurriedly untied his scarf and tied it on him. Hold his frozen hand before he starts to remove it, and rub it to help him warm up.

"How was their talk? Did they have a fight?"

Meng wanted to look at the closed curtain behind the window, and whispered: "I can't hear any movement, so they should be more rational. In fact, Aju and Noguchi-san have a very good relationship. Maybe knowing the truth will lead to good things. He is a virtuous old man, and he will not be as fraught with things as young people."

"It's good that it's really like this, otherwise we won't be a hindrance? What face will we have to face them in the future?"

They comforted each other with their own worries, and not long after the door of Noguchi's house opened, Aju came out in a daze, holding a crumpled handkerchief in his hand, tears glistening on his face.Meng Xiang hurriedly greeted her, her mouth was blocked by her eyes swollen like carrots as soon as she opened her mouth. Aju's sad expression was the signal of breaking the situation. None of them will be forgiven.

He watched the old man go away in a daze, and knocked on the door to ask to see him at Gu Yi's suggestion. Noguchi sat in the living room dejectedly, with a dejected look as if he had lost his soul.

Meng Xiang and Gu Yi stood in the entrance and looked at each other. They both regretted entering the door at this critical moment. Noguchi graciously invited them to sit down. Seeing that they hesitated to speak several times, he took the initiative to ask: "Did you meet Ah Ju just now?" huh? How is she?"

Meng Xiang said: "She was crying all the time, and she ignored me when I greeted her. She seemed very sad and angry."

Noguchi's head drooped again, like a dehydrated apple, and every wrinkle overflowed with sorrow and helplessness.

"I did such an excessive thing to her, how could she not be sad?"

A person is like an overloaded vehicle when he is sad and frustrated. If he does not unload the load in time, it will inevitably lead to danger. After a while, Noguchi took the initiative to break the silence like drinking tea, and said to the two: "You must be very curious that I told you just now. What did Tachibana talk about? This is a sin I have hidden for more than 40 years. I have been trying my best to hide it. It is really hard. Now is the time to speak out and accept the condemnation."

He used that pointless narrative technique to tell the story again, and this time Meng Xiang didn't feel too long-winded, because the story was full of drama, and it was also attractive from the director's point of view, much more exciting than those famous dog-blood romance films. up.Among other things, Noguchi's first sentence is full of gimmicks.

"I was a yakuza 45 years ago."

When he lit a cigarette, his dim eyes that had read all the vicissitudes of life were motionless under the white mist, and when he was deeply reminiscing about the past like smoke, Meng Xiang felt that he was watching an old-style gangster movie. Although Noguchi was not a powerful gangster, There are no passionate legends across the world, but the experience is also full of ups and downs that are difficult for ordinary people to see.

More than 50 years ago, he was a strong young boy who joined the organization in Kansai and often went to Kyoto with his boss to do business. He met the very popular oiran Aju in the famous Flower Street.The treatment of the popular geisha in that era was no worse than that of today's big stars. There were so many guests in front of Aju, and they were all high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Noguchi, a young man, was not qualified to make friends with her at all, and he didn't even have many opportunities to talk. , it is all thanks to the boss that I can meet Aju.

Every time the boss goes to the Aju store to have fun, he will bring this capable little brother with him. The guests and hosts are singing and dancing in the box, and Noguchi is waiting outside the paper door. After having a banquet with the geisha until the evening, he would order him to buy meals for the geisha in nearby restaurants and snack shops.He flew away and back when he received the order, and when the food was delivered to the box, those girls would thank him personally, and only then could he have the honor to have a round of conversations with Ah Ju.

At that time, Aju was in the double tenth period, just like the dandelion that bloomed on the branch of cardamom, with both talent and appearance, orchid and wisdom. Noguchi loved her like a moth is obsessed with lights. She is crazy all the time, but he dare not have a little close thought However, his humble identity and precarious underworld career separated them like a solid screen window, and he could only look at the gorgeous light from afar with passionate fantasies, flapping his wings in vain.

A few years later, he was transferred to Tokyo, and gradually became the little leader of the organization, with a swollen pocket and many women who fell in his arms, but none of them could replace Aju. His heart remained in the rainy alleys of Kyoto, The poignant singing surrounded by the three-stringed qin always lingers in the dream of the soul, and I once went back to Kyoto to look for it, but unexpectedly the theater was empty.After inquiring, I learned that Aju had married a young man with a clean family background, and moved to Tokyo with her husband. Noguchi resigned, even though he was extremely disappointed, he still sincerely wished that his sweetheart could be cared and loved by her husband, and thereafter be happy and happy.

He never expected that he and Ah Ju were not destined for each other, and a change of title distorted their life trajectories, causing two parallel lines to intersect and overlap.

"The car accident happened at 1971:3 pm on March 28, 9. I looked at my watch before the operation, so I remember it very clearly. During that time, we had conflicts with other gangs. Several fights broke out within a month. Many of my companions were killed and injured, but I was the only one who was fine, and I was secretly glad that it was finally my turn that day. I cut down a few people in a Chinese restaurant in Kabukicho, and chased the boss of the other party to the street, and he drove away I also drove to catch up, and collided with a truck on Yasukuni Avenue. The truck rolled over on the spot, and several passing cars hit it in a row. Flattened. I was seriously injured, both legs were broken, and several ribs were broken. A large piece of windshield hit the right side of my face. After the injury, it became the scar now, but I didn’t feel any pain at the time. I was in a coma for a week in the hospital, and when I woke up, I was immediately arrested by the police. I went to the detention center and stayed there for more than two months. Fortunately, my boss rescued me. It took me a long time to hear about the car accident. One person died and fifteen were injured. The deceased was the driver of the Mercedes. An innocent stranger died because of me. I saw Aju in the courtyard of that house. I was almost frightened, so I quickly hid and looked in the crack of the wall for a long time to confirm that it was Aju. I also heard other people in the yard calling her name. , After being in a trance for a long time, I finally realized that the deceased was Ah Ju's husband."

This situation exhausted Noguchi's soul, and put several dense chains on his spirit, which were stronger than the police's handcuffs and more painful than the whipping of the enemy. He had nowhere to hide and nowhere to escape. After a few long and dark days, I lived and died on the guillotine of conscience, and my soul was riddled with holes.

"That was the darkest period of my life. When I thought of killing Aju's husband and ruining her happiness with my own hands, the idea of ​​suicide rolled in my mind countless times. But if I die so easily, Aju Who will bear the loss? She is an orphan and has no relatives to rely on. After losing her husband, who will take care of her? I know that this responsibility should be borne by me, and only I can risk my life to protect her. Make a decision After making up my mind, I apologized to my boss, quit the organization after Jinpen washed his hands, and started sending money and letters to Aju with the identity of Kazuma Nitta. A few years later, I simply sold all my property and moved to live on this street, and then ran Le Village again. Ah Ju loves fried pork cutlets the most. In the geisha hall, the boss invited the geisha to eat late at night. She ordered fried pork cutlets the most. Every time I went to deliver food, she would smile at me happily. I hope Being able to make the most delicious pork chop rice, seeing her smile is my greatest satisfaction..."

Noguchi's story has come to an end, but the real life cannot come to an end, and must face the next bad luck.After knowing the truth, Aju was very sad and angry, and declared that he would never forgive him as an enemy who killed his husband. His only wish in this life has come to nothing, and being hated by the woman he loves is what he deserves, so he can only end his life in repentance.In the end, he said that Meng Xiang and Gu Yi were troubled by him, and also had a quarrel with Aju. As compensation, he wanted Gu Yi to work in his shop and give him one-third more salary every month, but Gu Yi originally declined. Yes, but Noguchi sincerely insisted, and used the nirvana of kneeling, the younger generation couldn't resist the stubbornness of the old man, and finally agreed.

That night Lili called to inquire about the matter, and asked Meng Xiang why he cheated on Aju. He sounded very angry. If Meng Xiang didn't confess the truth, it would lead to misunderstanding again, so he had to pick up what he could tell and explain it again.

Lily was startled and sighed, and complained that they were careless.

"Since you want to do this kind of thing, you should say hello to me. Don't you know that our country, including the prime minister, has to discuss with his wife when making policies? What big things can men do without women. Oh, Aju and Noguchi Sang Du is so pitiful~ Meng Sang, you must keep a secret for them, and you must never spread it. I will not tell the second person, even to the two parties. Don’t tell them that I know the inside story, otherwise How embarrassing it will be to meet in the future."

Lili is tactful, and it is easiest to stay out of things, but Meng Xiang and Gu Yi do not have this ability. The two of them personally participated in the emotional entanglement of the two old people.Gu Yi has gone to work in Le Village for the past two days, and he lives at Meng Xiang's place after work at night. He said that Noguchi treated him very well. I have been lonely for most of my life, and it would be too pitiful if I still can't be forgiven in my later years. Let Meng Xiang try to persuade Aju to see if he can change his mind.

There is no need for him to blow the pillow, Meng Xiang always thinks about it, but Aju has ignored him since that day, and she always avoids it by cleaning up when she goes to Songtang to take a bath. After more than half a month, he pretends to be walking by Only then did he find a chance to strike up a conversation with her, but persuasion still didn't work.After more than 40 years of precipitation, Aju's experience has long since become a thousand feet thick silt, completely burying her happiness. Her youth and good wishes are like funeral objects under the silt. No eminent monk can do it unless he is enlightened.

"How can I forgive him? He is the murderer who killed my husband. My husband was just 30 years old when he passed away. He was so upright and outstanding. My family and I are proud of him. If it wasn't for the car accident, he would definitely be able to perform Aspirations, becoming a great politician, I will have children, and have a complete and happy family. But all this has been ruined. I lost my beloved husband and lived alone for more than 40 years. If you don’t understand, what qualifications do you have to forgive me?”

Ah Ju's tears and reprimands are like double-edged sharp knives, irresistible and irresistible. Meng Xiang does not have the martial arts of empty-handed swordsmanship and the thick-skinned invulnerability. Instead of treating the peacemaker as the audience of the jury, he fled full of self-blame and heartache. .

Discussing with Gu Yi afterwards, both of them had a melancholy premonition that the grievances between Noguchi and Aju were destined to become a knot in their lives.

The spring break is coming in February. In the past, Meng Xiang would return home to reunite with his family at this time of year. This year he decided not to go back to save money. After discussing with his parents, the two elders also agreed with his decision and encouraged him to persist for another year and successfully obtained his degree. Victory Triumph.Meng wanted to help the Gu family pay off the debts, and worked harder than when he was single. Gu Yi repeatedly persuaded him to quit his job as a porter, but he refused. He would definitely report to Tsukiji Market on time at midnight the next day. Pen.

Recently, I discovered a strange thing. Akio Kameda, who used to move goods with him, has not appeared for more than a week. When I asked the foreman, he said that he did not see anyone, and his mobile phone was always turned off. This old man is not good at work, but he never No absenteeism from work and unreasonable loss of contact cannot but lead to bad associations.Meng wanted to go home and talk about it with Gu Yi. Gu Yi heard that Gui Tian was a divorced old man living alone, so he immediately deduced: "Don't die at home and no one will know?"

What he said is not alarmist. In recent years, cases of "lonely death" have occurred in Japan from time to time, and 90.00% of them are in the case of Kameda. It’s unlucky, I think he is usually in good health and energetic in his work, and he is considered middle-aged in Japan in his 60s.”

Gu Yi retorted: "When a person reaches sixty, his body functions begin to decline, just like a yellowing leaf, which may fall at any time when a strong wind blows by. I think you'd better ask your foreman to find someone to go to his house to have a look. Don't be like the news reports that no one collects the body after a month or two of death, living and dying in the house."

Meng Xiang quickly complied, and the foreman made a good promise on the phone, and when he asked about it when he went to work the next day, the other party said that he forgot.Meng Xiang couldn't be harsh on this. The moving team was all temporary workers who worked as monks and beat the clock for a day. Who had the energy to take care of them one by one. If they wanted to know the safety of Guitian, they had to go and ask them in person.After get off work, he went to the financial office to find Kameda's address, which was far away from Chiba City. No wonder the old man used to ride a motorcycle to and from get off work every day, and it took more than an hour to get there by tram from here.

It was too late during the day, so I had to go after class in the afternoon and talk to Gu Yi at noon. After he knew about this, he said he wanted to go with him and asked Meng Xiang to wait for him to get off work.

"Didn't Lilysan say that we can borrow her car at will? I have a driver's license. Come to Le Village for dinner at night and drive there after I finish my work."

By this time, they had basically made up their minds that what happened to Kameda would most likely be published in the newspapers, and they refrained from revealing it out of another one-tenth of luck.At 10 o'clock in the night, the two drove to the group where Guitian lived. They searched for the house number and found his house. They rang the bell several times and knocked on the door. There was a dead silence inside the house. Gu Yi walked around to the other side of the corridor towards Guitian's house. Looking out of the window, the dark window is like the eyes of a blind man, lifeless against the lights of the neighbors.

He dragged Meng Xiang who was still knocking on the door downstairs, and found Guitian's mailbox. He saw that it was full of mail and newspapers, and it seemed that it hadn't been opened for several days. .

"It's broken, I think Mr. Kameda really has an accident, please call the apartment manager to call the police."

At 11 o'clock in the evening that day, under the supervision of the police, the locksmith opened the door of Kameda's house, and a rotten breath of death struck fiercely, like a beast that had been lying in the dark for a long time, beating the crowd with kisses and paws.Kameda died on the sofa, his face was swollen and deformed, his slightly open mouth and nostrils were dripping with yellow-brown pus, and his dangling right hand was covered with corpses, black and swollen, like a spoiled eggplant.

The police preliminarily determined that the time of death was more than ten days. The apartment manager also said that the deceased had not been seen for a week or two. When we saw him for the last time, he was not in a good state of mind. He claimed to have a cold and was staying at home to recuperate.Meng wanted to hear this, and understood that the other party had already noticed the abnormality, but because he was afraid of trouble, he deliberately pretended to be stupid, causing Guitian to die at home for many days and no one cared about him.But when it comes to indifference, how can he be stronger than these people?If Gu Yi hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have thought of coming to check. The busy life has twisted the society into a desert of human emotions. How many lives of the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled have been swallowed up. It is the heart of an ascetic who is struggling in the sea of ​​sand, and no one can guarantee that he will not repeat the same mistakes.

In the early hours of the morning, Meng Xiang dragged his tired body back home, and fell on the bed after taking a shower, but he was sleepless. He asked Gu Yi to pour him a glass of soju, and Gu Yi brought him a glass of hot water, gently persuading him: "Today is too late. Now, if you want to drink, find a place for me to drink with you tomorrow."

Meng Xiang accepted his thoughtfulness, reaching out to ask for warmth, Gu Yi slipped into his arms submissively, obediently being his warm baby and pillow.Meng wanted to chat with him about Kameda, saying that this uncle who worships his father has always refused to accept his old age. Not long ago, he was still planning to start a business, and he was confidently counting on a comeback.

"He often said that his mother had three ups and downs, and each time he was put to death and then reborn. In his later years, he reached the sky in one step, so nothing is impossible in life. As long as you believe in miracles, you can create miracles. I don't know if he had a miracle before he died. He didn’t think of these words, maybe at that time he still didn’t believe that his path had really come to an end.”

His tone is like duckweed on the surface of the water, unable to withstand the smallest waves, Gu Yi knew that he was hurting others, hugged him patiently and comforted him: "It's a pity that he failed to realize his wish, but his optimism is not wrong , Optimism cannot make people 100% successful, but it can give people 100% hope. Only when there is hope can people be happy, and only in this way can people live meaningfully.”

People who are unwilling to be mediocre are destined to participate in cruel fighting games without spectators. It is their own choice to bruise and bruise their muscles and bones. They can either grit their teeth and bear it, or admit defeat and quit.

Meng wanted to pat his head as a reward for his encouragement, but his depression had not ebbed.

"Remember what I told you before? If a person has foreseen that his life will end in boredom, it is a sad thing to have to follow through with this kind of boredom. Now think about it from another angle, if people can foresee their own failure or Doomsday, can you still live with an optimistic and positive attitude?"

Gu Yi trembled when he heard the sound, as if frightened by his rare pessimism, he hugged him even tighter.

"can."

His head was pressed tightly against Meng Xiang's chest, as if talking directly to his heart.

"Even if you foresee your death one day, if you can realize your wish before you die, you will happily live the rest of the day. When your life is over, you will have no regrets. Compared with those who live a long life but waste their years People are a hundred times stronger."

It was rare for Meng Xiang to drink his concocted chicken soup, thinking that it was not easy to take the inspirational route to comfort himself with his unrestrained unrestrainedness, so he hurriedly cleaned up his pessimistic mood, held his face with a smile, and pecked his lips first.

"Such a good-looking person, it's a bit wronged to fall in love with a poor guy like me. Recently, I watched a lot of romance movies to prepare for the exam, and I finally understand why the audience doesn't like to watch movies where the poor are the protagonists."

"why?"

"Because there is no sense of substitution, do you think that the male and female protagonists are the domineering president Bai Fumei, who wear gold and silver to eat and drink hot food, do nothing all day long, the only job is to fall in love, airplanes, yachts, Hermes LV, how cool Ah. If it were poor people, they would only be able to play wall-dong in the dark alleys, and play car vibrations on old tricycles. Of course, the audience would lose their appetite after watching it.”

Gu Yi burst into laughter, thumped his arm and said, "Then if we make a movie with our identities and backgrounds, it will definitely not have a box office?"

Meng Xiang teased: "If you show off your face, maybe you won't lose everything."

"You can also sell your face, not only your face, but also your figure can earn back a pair of underwear."

"Hahaha, so if people like us want to make a profit, we can only make Jiwei. If there is no plot, we can just have sex, and maybe we can make a big hit."

The joke turned into teasing, Gu Yi reached into his pajamas and pinched his chest muscles and asked in a flattering voice, "Does Director Meng want to turn it on now?"

"open!"

The two of them took off their clothes without saying a word and devoted themselves to the passionate shooting. This night, Meng Xiang had a deeper understanding of the importance of Gu Yi to him. A bowl of hot porridge warmed and nourished his internal organs.The course of life is full of wind and waves, and the future is unpredictable. Everyone has a dream of being a hero, but most people are ordinary people. Dreams cannot be realized. No matter how strong the wings are, they will be defeated in the storm. By your side, there is a small island where you can shelter from the wind, a partner who licks your wounds, and a nest where you can rest. If you entrust your heart to him for safekeeping, it will be difficult to get close to setbacks. You are not afraid of dark clouds or frost and snow. His beautiful smile is the bank of sunshine. You can always make an appointment for a sunny tomorrow.

The author has something to say: Both my parents are hospitalized, and my mother has just had an operation, and I will need to accompany you in the next few days. At present, I can last for about 6 days by saving the manuscript. If there is a break, please forgive me, I will strive to continue Change, or just stop for a day or two~